MacOS Remote Desktop

[zefal55]

Long story and I will try keep it short.

Currently I work from home working from my personal PC/Mac via RDP to my work Windows 10 Laptop that is docked under my desk but headless (no K+M or monitor). This works flawlessly and with Windows RDP on the LAN I can't tell I'm not using the Work Laptop on the console/locally. The RDP session is not mirroring the console output and I can have my native personal PC/Mac screen resolution (3440x1440) in fullscreen.

I am thinking of moving to MacBook for work however it seems I can't work on Mac remotely like the above. MacOS uses the frankly terrible VNC protocol for Remote Desktop. It mirrors the console and I can only use resolutions the local screen/console is capable of.

Does anyone know of software or setup for using RDP/Remote Desktop/VNC of MacOS remotely in this manner?

I thought Nuords (NuoRDS | Remote Desktop Services for Mac computers) would work but although it uses RDP protocol it can still only supports local resolutions and it mirrors the console (performance also poor like VNC/screen-scraping).

Am I stuck with Windows for work laptop?

(Yes I could use work laptop on console with K+M + Monitor but I have small desk and already have personal gaming PC and Mac mini setup with USB switch and I want to minimise the amount of cables on my desk - I don't want multiple keyboards and mice either. I do not want to introduce Mickey Mouse KVMs to my screen either as they're unlikely to work with 3440x1440 180Hz cable screen)

Any ideas? I have personal MacMini and MacBook Pro to test and emulate with before ordering Work MacBook but nothing I've tried works so far.

 

[M_Six]

There's an app on the Apple Store called Display Menu. It lets you set a ton of different resolutions when you're screen mirroring. I use it on my headless Mac Mini and it rivals RDP when using it on my local network.

‎Display Menu

‎Display Menu shows a status item in your menu bar that lets you change your display settings with a single click. Depending on your display setup, you can set the screen resolution, toggle mirroring, and adjust the refresh rates. You can enable additional features like Retina resolutions (on...

apps.apple.com

 

[zefal55]

There's an app on the Apple Store called Display Menu. It lets you set a ton of different resolutions when you're screen mirroring. I use it on my headless Mac Mini and it rivals RDP when using it on my local network.

‎Display Menu

‎Display Menu shows a status item in your menu bar that lets you change your display settings with a single click. Depending on your display setup, you can set the screen resolution, toggle mirroring, and adjust the refresh rates. You can enable additional features like Retina resolutions (on...

apps.apple.com

Thanks for this, but I think this only works if you're using Mac Mini that's headless (without built-in display).
When connecting to Macbook with a display, even display menu only allows what the local screen can support. Or at least I'm unable to set custom resolutions even after purchasing the pro version.

This is confirmed from the FAQ - Display Menu